MANILA — Women�s partylist group Babae para sa Kaunlaran (BABAE KA) has hailed the election victory of Catholic priest Ed Panlilio in the province of Pampanga calling it as �a triumph of principles over money-politics�.
Ruth Vasquez, president of BABAE KA, also described Panlilio�s win as �a peaceful revolution of the Cabalens against decades of gambling and graft and corruption.�
BABAE KA also called on the Filipino people to emulate the �Pampanga experience� by electing somebody �comparable to Father Ed Panlilio� to the presidency in 2010.
�It is time for real change in the country�s political landscape, and the Pampanga experience is something that is a very good example that must serve as a starting point,� Vasquez said.
�The Filipinos must now be very discerning relative to the presidential candidates in 2010. That should become a battle of programs of government and not of media advertisements,� Vasquez added.
BABAE KA said that a law must be passed by Congress putting a limit to campaign expenses to enable candidates and parties with genuine pro-people platforms to be at par with candidates with money and resources.
